March 4 2021 Community Council Minutes

Community Council Meeting Minutes - 

Washington Terrace Elementary - School Media Center 

March 4, 2021 

In attendance: Heather Spring, Trista Keller, JeNae Clegg, Morgan Wilkins, Cheri Wilkins, Jackie Messer, Nikki Kitchen, Wendy Petersen, Emily Hovey, Leah Ohlin, Alyson Ferlin, Holly Farnsworth, Linda Fonnesbeck, Katie Amsden 

Review of minutes from 1/7/21 meeting- Minutes read by JeNae Clegg. 

Heather Spring motioned to approve the minutes  

Emily Hovey seconded the motion. 

Final report of 2019-2020 plan. Trustland website is still down, but when it is available, Mrs. Amsden will post the final plan. 

Goal #1 - Reading - discussed how data is missing because of the school closures in March of 2020. We will report on BOY and MOY data with DIBELS, as original data was unavailable. 

Goal #2 - Dreambox Data - MOY year data will be reported as EOY data was unavailable. 

2021-2022 Plan was presented for approval 

67,978 estimated budget 

This is not an exact wording of the plan. This was presented in discussion with the council. 

Goal #1 - Reading 

51,000 will be allocated to schools aides - They will help with small group reading. 

We are considered using LETRS assessments for grades K-3 as our reporting piece to show specific growth in those grades, and DIBELS for grades 4-6. Based on faculty input we may use LETRS assessments for all grades and data reporting on our reading data for this plan.  

11,000 Chromebook lease to replace lease that is expired. This will also give students access to on-line reading programs. 

Goal #2 - Math 

3,800 for Dreambox Licenses for grades 1-2 

2,100 for Robotic club 

Jackie Messer motioned to approve the proposed plan and budget amounts 

Nikki Kitchen seconded the motion. 

Other items of discussion: 

Mrs. Amsden asked the PTA members for a different allocation of the PTA funds to go to school cameras rather than the chrome books. Wendy Petersen will bring that to the PTA board for approval. 

School is working on better phonics instruction with Tier I. 

Teachers will be using Reading Horizons, Heggerty and take LETRS training for better instruction school wide. 

TITLE I Plan - 

Title I plan and money was discussed. Mrs. Amsden has used Title I money to have all teachers trained in LETRS. This is a two-year long commitment to professional development to increase teachers capacity to teach phonics and reach all struggling readers.  

ESSER money - 

All schools will be given ESSER money - which is COVID-19 relief money. $100 per student and $300 per teacher to use for additional resources to help students who have fallen behind during school closures. 

Goals for the school include: 

Multiplication facts 

Reading Fluency 

Phonics 

Linda Fonnesbeck motioned to adjourn the meeting. 

Wendy Petersen seconded the motion.